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Early in the 1900s, Billboard presented charts detailing the popularity of sheet music in the U.S. In July 1940, Billboard unveiled its first chart ranking the sales of recorded songs, the 10 ...

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Recounting the story of how the royal teacher Dronacharya made Eklavya cut off his thumb, Rahul Gandhi targetted the government, saying, “Like Dronacharya cut the thumb of Eklavya, you are cutting the ...

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12/17/2024 December 17, 2024 Traditional instruments such as the thumb piano made from gourd, are being played less and less in Malawi. But Patrick Chimbewa is trying to change that by preserving ...

The Billboard Hot 100 is widely considered to be the definitive all-genre chart for songs in the US. Although it offers only one way to measure popularity, earning Billboard's highest rank is a ...